Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Mich. Mayor Awaits Trial in Arson, Insurance Fraud Case
Apr 16 2007 // A Michigan judge recently ruled that there is enough evidence for a former mayor charged with arson and insurance fraud in the burning of her 1986 Mercedes-Benz to stand trial in the case. Wilmer Jones Ham, who serves on...
American Community Names Chairman, President, Board Member
Apr 13 2007 // The Board of Directors of American Community Mutual Insurance Company, based in Livonia, Mich., named Arthur O. Dummer, chairman of the Board, and Michael E. Tobin as the company’s new president and chief executive...
With New Hire, Mich. Law Firm Expands Workers’ Comp Expertise
Apr 13 2007 // Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C. (CEF&U) of Southefield, Mich., announced that Allen J. Wall has joined the law firm as an associate, bringing nearly 35 years of specialized practice experience in the...
Mich. Insurance Organization Recognized With Two Awards
Apr 11 2007 // Creative Benefits & Insurance Solutions (CBIS) of Washington Township, Mich., announced it was recently recognized for excellence by two organizations. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit honored them as one of...
Mich. Burns & Wilcox Promotes James Griffith to Director, Personal Lines
Apr 2 2007 // Burns & Wilcox has announced that James Griffith has been promoted to director of personal lines for the specialty insurance company. He is responsible for the growth and profitability of personal lines in partnership...
Mich. Body Shop Owners Defraud Insurers of Millions, Cox Says
Mar 29 2007 // A woman and two sons who run a string of Detroit-area auto body shops have been charged with conspiracy, fraud and racketeering on accusations that they tricked insurers out of millions of dollars through false...
Mich. Chamber, Insurance Institute Critical of No-Fault Related Proposal
Mar 20 2007 // The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Insurance Institute of Michigan, are urging a no vote in the Senate in response to recent passage of legislation that would make it easier to sue for non-economic damages under the...
Ohio Grange Realigns Personal Lines Division, Adds Staff
Mar 16 2007 // Grange Insurance recently announced that it has realigned its personal lines division by naming two regional personal lines presidents. Barry Hunlock has been named regional personal lines president for Illinois, Michigan,...
Mich. Catastrophic Fund Assessment to Decrease
Mar 15 2007 // An assessment paid by auto insurance carriers to cover catastrophic injuries resulting from auto crashes will decrease on July 1. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) assessment, which covers costs for...
Mich. Burns & Wilcox Adds Director of Corporate Communications
Mar 8 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced today that Laura Vultaggio has joined the company as director of corporate communications. Vultaggio is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for internal and external...
J.M. Wilson Agency Adds Personal Lines Manager in Mich.
Mar 8 2007 // Managing General Agency J.M. Wilson has announced that it has added Wendy Loveless as manager in its Personal Lines department in their Portage, Mich. location. Loveless will oversee the day-to-day operations of the...
National Group Cautions Making Changes to Mich. No-fault Threshold
Mar 2 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), a national insurance trade group representing p/c insurance companies, told the Michigan House Judiciary Committee this week that there could be far-reaching...
Mich. Brown & Brown Acquires Alcos
Mar 1 2007 // Brown & Brown, Inc. and Alcos, Inc., headquartered in Sterling Heights, Mich., today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition by Brown & Brown, Inc. of Alcos, Inc. Alcos, with annualized...
People and Places
Feb 26 2007 // James W. Good, executive vice president of trucking industry insurer Baldwin and Lyons Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., announced he will retire from the company in May...
People
Feb 25 2007 // James W. Good, executive vice president of trucking industry insurer Baldwin and Lyons Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., announced he will retire from the company in May...
People and Places
Feb 12 2007 // Chicago-based The Park Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage has announced the promotion of Peter Upjohn to the position of manager of the newly established Professional Liability Brokerage Department. Upjohn is...
It Figures
Feb 12 2007 // 2,700 The world’s largest kosher slaughterhouse is recalling about 2,700 pounds of potentially underprocessed frankfurters shipped to New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, company and federal officials said....
Mich. AAA Names Board of Directors Chair, Vice Chair
Feb 7 2007 // Stephen E. Ewing, retired vice-chair of DTE Energy, was elected for a one-year term as chair of the board of directors of the more than 1.6-million-member Automobile Club of Michigan (AAA Michigan) during a board meeting...
Mich. Auto Insurance Rates Fall in 2006
Feb 5 2007 // Auto insurance rates offered by the state’s top ten insurance companies dropped an average of 2 percent last year, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan. “Michigan has hundreds of insurance companies...
Mich. Farmers, Foremost Insurance Sponsor “Drive for 55” Agent Contest
Feb 1 2007 // Beginning Feb. 1, 2007 Farmers and Foremost Insurance invite agents to put the pedal to the metal and “Drive for 55”. This is just one way that Foremost will celebrate 55 years serving the insurance industry in...
